Biography George Thomas Seaver was born November 17, 1944 in Fresno, California. He broke into the major leagues in 1967 and retired in 1986. He played for four different teams in his career, but was primarily team he played with was the New York Mets. Seaver had 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts and a 2.86 ERA during a 20-year career. He was Nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "The Franchise. In 1992 he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He won the National League Rookie of the Year Award and three Cy Young Awards as the league's best pitcher. As the Mets' all-time leader in wins, Seaver is considered the greatest player in Mets history, as well as one of the best MLB starting pitchers of all time. Seaver was drafted straight from the University of Southern California. Seaver spent a single season with the Jacksonville Suns of the International League, then joined the New York Mets in 1967. He won 16 games for the last-place Mets, with 18 complete games and two shutouts, and was named the National League Rookie of the Year. In 1968 he won 16 games again, and recorded over 200 strikeouts for the first of nine consecutive seasons. even with the help of Seaver, the Mets moved up only one spot in the standings, to ninth. In 1969, Seaver and the Mets completed a great season, rising from the bottom of the National League to win their first World Series championship. Seaver won a league-high 25 games and his first National League Cy Young Award. At the end of the season, Seaver was presented with both the Hickok Belt as the top professional athlete of the year, and Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" award.
On April 22, 1970, Seaver set a modern major league record by striking out 10 people in a row in one game. That record still stands today. Seaver had three more 20-plus win seasons and two more Cy Young Awards with the Mets. After the 1976 season, Seaver was traded to the Cincinnati Reds. When he was there he recorded another perfect game. On December 16, 1982, Seaver was traded back to the Mets. On April 5, 1983, he tied Walter Johnson's major league record of 14 Opening Day starts, shutting out the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0. He was traded to the Chicago White Sox in 1985. On August 4, 1985, Seaver won his 300th game at New York against the Yankees. He ended his career with the Boston Red Sox in 1986, traded at mid-season. His 311th and last win came on August 18, 1986 against the Minnesota Twins. Seaver was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 7, 1992. He received the highest-ever percentage of votes with 425 of 430 ballots (98.84%), passing Ty Cobb's 98.23%, and falling just five votes short of unanimous selection. Seaver was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1992, and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2006. Achievements
All Star Games: 12
Cy Young Award: 1969, 1973, 1975
Led league in ERA: 1970 (2.82), 1971 (1.76) & 1973 (2.08)
Led league in wins: 1969 (25), 1975 (22), 1981 (14)
Led league in strikeouts: 1970 (283), 1971 (289), 1973 (251), 1975 (243) & 1976 (235)
BiographyGeorge Thomas Seaver was born November 17, 1944 in Fresno, California. He broke into the major leagues in 1967 and retired in 1986. He played for four different teams in his career, but was primarily team he played with was the New York Mets. Seaver had 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts and a 2.86 ERA during a 20-year career. He was Nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "The Franchise. In 1992 he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
He won the National League Rookie of the Year Award and three Cy Young Awards as the league's best pitcher. As the Mets' all-time leader in wins, Seaver is considered the greatest player in Mets history, as well as one of the best MLB starting pitchers of all time.
Seaver was drafted straight from the University of Southern California. Seaver spent a single season with the Jacksonville Suns of the International League, then joined the New York Mets in 1967. He won 16 games for the last-place Mets, with 18 complete games and two shutouts, and was named the National League Rookie of the Year. In 1968 he won 16 games again, and recorded over 200 strikeouts for the first of nine consecutive seasons. even with the help of Seaver, the Mets moved up only one spot in the standings, to ninth.
In 1969, Seaver and the Mets completed a great season, rising from the bottom of the National League to win their first World Series championship. Seaver won a league-high 25 games and his first National League Cy Young Award. At the end of the season, Seaver was presented with both the Hickok Belt as the top professional athlete of the year, and Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" award.
On April 22, 1970, Seaver set a modern major league record by striking out 10 people in a row in one game. That record still stands today. Seaver had three more 20-plus win seasons and two more Cy Young Awards with the Mets.
After the 1976 season, Seaver was traded to the Cincinnati Reds. When he was there he recorded another perfect game. On December 16, 1982, Seaver was traded back to the Mets. On April 5, 1983, he tied Walter Johnson's major league record of 14 Opening Day starts, shutting out the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.
He was traded to the Chicago White Sox in 1985. On August 4, 1985, Seaver won his 300th game at New York against the Yankees. He ended his career with the Boston Red Sox in 1986, traded at mid-season. His 311th and last win came on August 18, 1986 against the Minnesota Twins.
Seaver was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 7, 1992. He received the highest-ever percentage of votes with 425 of 430 ballots (98.84%), passing Ty Cobb's 98.23%, and falling just five votes short of unanimous selection. Seaver was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1992, and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2006.
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